When I first became pregnant, I would daydream about what motherhood would be like and how I might parent. I said I wouldn’t sit my child in front of the television for entertainment. But now, I wish more than ever that my daughter could see […]

We are celebrating! It’s the final day of my daughter’s Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT program). We are so proud of her. She has worked so very hard for one full month and has tolerated having a cast on her “typically functioning” arm the entire time.  […]

Tomorrow is the last day of my daughter’s Constraint-induced Movement Therapy program in Manchester, UK! It has been an incredible experience and I am so ready to go back home to my familiar routine. We’ve had a very productive month and there is no doubt […]

We’re close enough to the finale of our CIMT program in Manchester, UK that I can fairly say it has been a big success. On Friday, I will share some amazing before and after videos. It is evident that my daughter has improved range of […]

It’s Tuesday! Only four more days until our daughter graduates from the CIMT program in Manchester, UK. The team has worked relentlessly in making the CIMT activities visually accessible to address our daughter’s Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) needs. The other day, a father in this […]

Very recently, we learned that our daughter has a gene mutation called COL4A2. This rare gene mutation can manifest itself in a wide variety of ways and there is no telling when, if and how it will manifest. Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) can be one […]

With only one week left in my daughter’s Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) program, we expect to see some improvement to date. And we do! Since today is Friday, she is having her arm placed in a new cast. I’ll take this opportunity to report on […]

One thing my daughter really enjoys is eating! Thankfully she eats a variety of solid foods, from fruits and veggies to meats, pastas and legumes. For the most part, everything she eats is either a homemade puree of some sort, or straightforward cut-up fruit, such […]

The Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) team has been working diligently on helping my daughter increase strength in her left arm so she can bear more weight on it. They have been arranging foam blocks and holding her in such a way that she can do […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). One of the tools we use most regularly during the Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) sessions is the light table. My daughter has Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) and she can see […]